ChristianArbelaezMDMPH(He/Him)

Summary

• Over his 25-year professional career, Dr. Arbelaez has had a successful track record in leading patient-centered teams through transformational change while maintaining engagement and a thriving culture. At BMC, Dr. Arbelaez leads one of the busiest academic safety-net ED’s in the country providing emergency care to over 130,000 patients a year. Given the significant challenges facing our healthcare systems, he guided the team through the COVID pandemic, financial and capacity constraints, workplace violence and workforce shortages, and complex care needs for the most vulnerable patient populations in the city of Boston. Under his leadership, there has been improvement in the clinical performance through the delivery of clinically excellent and timely care; financial growth and sustainability including philanthropic investments; and Board level commitment to a $10M new acute carHis academic career is focused health equity particularly in vulnerable patient populations in the US and abroad through the development of programs and partnerships aimed at advancing emergency care and public health systems. Prior to joining BMC, Arbelaez served as the Vice Chair of Academic Affairs at Brown Emergency Medicine and held several physician leadership roles at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Arbelaez completed the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University, the Hispanic Mid-Career Executive Leadership Fellowship, and the Executive Education Certificate Program from the BPL program at Harvard Business School. He has received numerous awards for his leadership and service. Most recently, he was named 2025 Boston Magazine Top Doctors. Dr. Arbelaez earned his Medical Doctorate degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) and Master of Public Health degree from the Chan Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his Residency and Chief Residency in Emergency Medicine at Brown University.